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I know. Another article about Godzilla. But in Godzilla and the Problem with American Monster Movies, Jimmy Janda discusses why American monster movies like Roland Emmerich's Godzilla and Cloverfield are not as good as their Japanese counterparts or the American-made monster movies of the 1950s. And I happen to agree with him.

Since Alien debuted thirty-five years ago this week (yes, that fact makes me feel really old), MovieFone carried the article Alien Facts: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Sci-Fi/Horror Classic. I'm a huge Alien fan, but some of this information was new even to me.

In Some Thoughts on Vampires, movie critic Kim Newman discusses some of the more commonly-known aspects of vampire mythos and how they are dealt with in book and movies. This is an interesting read, especially if you write vampire novels.

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Who would have thought that staying home and writing horror novels all day would turn out to be a public service? According to Science Has Spoken: Horror Movies Are Good for You, there are health benefits to watching horror movies. So to those who told me to get a life, the joke is on you; I'm saving them.

This article falls under my personal Sick and Twisted File. For a horror writer who also happens to be a historian, 21 Medieval Torture Devices Take Cruelty to a Gruesome Level of Insanity is like watching porn. And in case anyone is wondering, #1 is my favorite device and #11 is my favorite method of torture.

And of course I couldn't go a week without including something Godzilla related. These alternate concept designs for Godzilla are awesome.

Also, for the fans of the older Godzilla, Mental Floss posted 25 Fun Facts About Godzilla that are fun and entertaining to read.

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My apologies in advance, but I'm a huge Godzilla geek, so with the release date of the new movie rapidly approaching, you will probably see more than a fair share of Godzilla postings the next few weeks.

More and more it looks like the big guy is on humanity's side and is going to be squaring off against a Rodan-like kaiju as well as a new creature called the Muto Monster. Check out this trailer and this trailer for the latest updates on the movie. And this weekend, Bloody Disgusting posted this clip showing Godzilla's first appearance (yet another reason to hate bridges). .

From the "Can They Really Be That Stupid File,"check out this excerpt from an interview with Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, on why NBC did not get the rights to transer his graphic novel onto the small screen.